Peru

What to Pack for an Adventure in Peru’s Amazon Rainforest
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What to Pack for an Adventure in Peru’s Amazon Rainforest

Wondering what to pack for your trip to the Amazon Rainforest? This post is here to explain everything you should bring with for a stay at a lodge in the Amazon Rainforest! My trip to the Amazon in Peru is one of the first trips of my life that I felt I had actually packed…

My Honest Experience Staying at the Treehouse Lodge in Peru
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My Honest Experience Staying at the Treehouse Lodge in Peru

As the name suggests, the Treehouse Lodge is indeed a lodge made up of honest-to-goodness treehouses! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience that was nonstop excitement for us. (This is where we were over the weekend and earlier this week.) Our 4 days there were chocked full of activities. So, for this post, I’m going to focus…

The Crazy Things You Can Buy at San Pedro Market in Cusco, Peru
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The Crazy Things You Can Buy at San Pedro Market in Cusco, Peru

*If you like this post, it is now available as a self-guided walking tour via GPSmyCITY. Click here to download it. I’m going to go ahead and start this post off with a disclaimer. WARNING: If you don’t like seeing dead animals/bits of dead animals this post is not for you. Every piece of the…

Are the Islas Uros (Floating Islands) of Lake Titicaca Worth the Journey?
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Are the Islas Uros (Floating Islands) of Lake Titicaca Worth the Journey?

    You may remember me mentioning the Islas Uros in my previous Peru travel post. They are the unique floating islands of Lake Titicaca that are home to the Uros people. If you read that post you may have noticed too that getting to them is quite a long journey! So, is it worth…

Part 2: Machu Picchu Isn’t The Only Inca Ruin Worth Seeing In The Sacred Valley
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Part 2: Machu Picchu Isn’t The Only Inca Ruin Worth Seeing In The Sacred Valley

There as so many cool Inca Ruins in the Sacred Valley, it was worth splitting this series into two! (If you missed the first post, click here.) And just in case you missed the first, I’m not trying to convince you not to go to Machu Picchu by any means – Machu Picchu is incredible!…

Part 1: Machu Picchu Isn’t The Only Inca Ruin Worth Seeing In The Sacred Valley
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Part 1: Machu Picchu Isn’t The Only Inca Ruin Worth Seeing In The Sacred Valley

*If you like this post, it is now available as a self-guided walking tour via GPSmyCITY. Click here to download it. Machu Picchu definitely lives up to the hype, don’t get me wrong, but there are so many other incredible Inca ruins in the Sacred Valley worth seeing as well. This post will cover a…